Education

• Ph.D. in Public Rhetorics and Community Engagement, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2025
• M.A. in Rhetoric and Professional Writing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2019
• B.A. in English, minor in Applied Communication Studies, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2017

About Me

I am a specialist in rhetoric and composition with a background in public rhetorics, community engagement, and inclusive writing pedagogies. I love working with students to build their skills to reach their goals, bolster their interests, and benefit causes and communities that matter to them. Aside from teaching at Blackburn, I work with the tutors in the Writers’ Block. In my free time, you can find me reading, cross-stitching, or spending time outside with my dog.

AREA OF EXPERTISE:  Rhetoric and composition, public memory, cultural rhetorics, community-engaged research, historiographic research, qualitative research methods, linguistic justice

Learning & Teaching

Courses

• WR 111 – Introductory writing course 
• WR 112 – Secondary writing course
• WR 151 – Introduction to Professional Writing

Professional Development & Service

Organizations

• Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Professional Works

Presentations & Workshops

“Heritage Tracks: Heritage Rhetoric and the Selective Listening of History,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Baltimore, MD. 2025. 

“Building a Campus-Wide Coalition for Linguistic Justice: Reflections from an Antiracist WAC Work Series,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Virtual. 2022. 

“Antiracist Teaching Practices for Writing Across Disciplines at UWM,” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2021. 

“Weaving Together a Community-Engaged Graduate Program,” Conference on Community Writing. Virtual. 2021. 

“Learning from History: Racial Exclusion in Composition,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Milwaukee, WI. 2020 (conference canceled due to pandemic). 

“Learning with Learn Deep Milwaukee,” Writing Innovation Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. 2020.

Publications

Frandsen, Gitte, Chloe Cardosi, Madison Williams, and Rachel Bloom Pojar. “Challenging the Myth of the Traditional Grad Student: A Case Study about Academic Enculturation and Resistance.” College Composition and Communication, vol. 75, no. 4, 2024, pp. 728-758.

Novotny, Maria, Claire Edwards, Gitte Frandsen, Danielle Koepke, Joni Marcum, Chloe Smith (Cardosi), Angelyn Sommers, and Madison Williams. “Constellating Community Engagement in a Cultural Rhetorics Seminar in Composition Studies.” Composition Studies, vol. 49, no. 1, 2021, pp. 103-119.